Taxonomy: Fam. Equisetaceae// Genus: Equisetum// Species: Equisetum palustre L.
Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Tutin in Tutin et al. (1964) and Micevski (1985).
Lifeform: Perrenial, hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiaer system.
Distribution: Native to the Temperate Northern Hemisphere according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Wet places – mountain streams, bogs and mires.
Equisetum palustre – habit in habitat. Osogovo – springs of “Durachka” River, 09.06.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Equisetum palustre – habit. Osogovo – springs of “Durachka” River, 09.06.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Equisetum palustre – habit. Osogovo – springs of “Durachka” River, 09.06.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Equisetum palustre – habit – fertile and sterile stems. Osogovo – springs of “Durachka” River, 09.06.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Equisetum palustre – fertile and sterile stems. Osogovo – springs of “Durachka” River, 09.06.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Equisetum palustre – fertile and sterile stems. Osogovo – springs of “Durachka” River, 09.06.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Equisetum palustre – developing cone. Osogovo – springs of “Durachka” River, 09.06.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Equisetum palustre – developing cone. Osogovo – springs of “Durachka” River, 09.06.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Equisetum palustre – developing cone. Osogovo – springs of “Durachka” River, 09.06.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Equisetum palustre – cone with sporangiophores. Osogovo – springs of “Durachka” River, 09.06.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Equisetum palustre – cone with sporangiophores. Osogovo – springs of “Durachka” River, 09.06.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Equisetum palustre – sheaths of fertile stem. Osogovo – springs of “Durachka” River, 09.06.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Equisetum palustre – sheath of fertile stem. Osogovo – springs of “Durachka” River, 09.06.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Equisetum palustre – sheaths of fertile stem. Osogovo – springs of “Durachka” River, 09.06.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Equisetum palustre – sheaths of sterle stem. Osogovo – springs of “Durachka” River, 09.06.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Equisetum palustre – sheaths of sterile stem. Osogovo – springs of “Durachka” River, 09.06.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Equisetum palustre – sheath of sterile stem. Osogovo – springs of “Durachka” River, 09.06.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Equisetum palustre – sheath of sterile stem. Osogovo – springs of “Durachka” River, 09.06.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Equisetum palustre – sterile stem – main stem, branches and sheaths. Osogovo – springs of “Durachka” River, 09.06.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Equisetum palustre – sterile stem – main stem, branches and sheaths. Osogovo – springs of “Durachka” River, 09.06.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Equisetum palustre – sterile stem – main stem, branches and sheaths. Osogovo – springs of “Durachka” River, 09.06.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Equisetum palustre – sterile stem – main stem, branches and sheaths. Osogovo – springs of “Durachka” River, 09.06.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Equisetum L. Micevski, K. (1985). The Flora of SR Macedonia Vol. 1, Book 1. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 44 – 48.
Equisetum L. Tutin, T.G in Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M., & Webb, D.A. (1964). Flora Europaea. Volume 1. Lycopodiaceae to Platanaceae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, p. 6-8.
